Numerous Bills Left to Consider in Final Legislative Days

Lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday for the final two days of the 2016 legislative session.  Legislators have a number of high-profile bills left to consider before sine die, but may noteworthy bills have already met the chopping block.  Though Gov. Robert Bentley in March said he though Alabama voters would overwhelmingly approve a state lottery if given the chance, a variety of lottery and gambling legislation failed to gain traction during the 2016 session. A proposal to raise the state's gasoline tax to pay for road and bridge construction failed to make it out of the House.  A state tax break that provided $20 million in tax credits for historic building renovations will expire next month after a bill to extend the credits for seven years failed to make it to committee.  And a bill to remove criminal history questions on job applications died in the Senate.  The "ban the box" proposal would have prohibited employers from considering an applicant's conviction history until after the applicant had received a conditional job offer.